中秋节是汉字文化圈的重要传统节日，为每年的农历八月十五，约在公历的9月至10月初。按照农历，八月为秋季的第二个月，在中国古代称为仲秋，因此民间称为中秋，是汉族四大传统节日之一。
中秋节始于唐朝初年，盛行于宋朝，至明清时鼎盛，已成为与春节齐名的中国传统节日之一。受中华文化的影响，中秋节也是东亚和东南亚一些国家尤其是当地的华人华侨的传统节日。
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in the Chinese character cultural circle. It is the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar every year, from September to the beginning of October in the Gregorian calendar. According to the lunar calendar, August is the second month of autumn. It was called Mid-Autumn Festival in ancient China. Therefore, it is called Mid-Autumn Festival by the people and is one of the four traditional festivals of the Han people.